Shoe-lace tip



E. B. FINK.

y SHOE LACE TIP. APPLICATION FILE NOV. 25,1919.

'Patented Dec. 28, 1920;

7,37%@ L? .fz'nf INVENTOR.

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PATENT FFICE.

ESTHER B. FNK, OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGTNIA.

SHOE-LACE TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Bee. 28, 1920.

Application filed November 25, 1919. Serial No. 340,478.

To @ZZ w .7mm t may concern Bc it known that I, Es'rrinn B. FINK, a citizen of the United States, `residing at Charleston, in the county of Kanawha and State of fest Virginia, have inventedY new and useful Improvements in Shoe -Lace rlips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to laces generally, and has for its primary object the provision of a tip foreach end of the lace, which can be cheaply manufactured and applied and when associated with the ends of the lace, it is held in a manner to prevent it from being casually pulled off under any and all conditions.

To this end, the tip comprises a length of bendable metal having a pair of bendable tongues stamped therefrom, the tongues being arranged to be bent toward each other and longitudinally of the metal so that when the tongues are passed through the lace and bent to active position, the tongues will lie partly overlapped, to effectively confine the lace between the body of the tip and said tongue.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detail description is taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invent-ion residing in the combination anl arrangement Vof parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the 'several views ane wherein.:

Figure .l is a plan view of the tip forming the subject matter of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of one end of the lace showing the strip applied thereto.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinalA sectional view taken therethrough.

Fig. 4t is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 2.

The tip forming the Subject matter of my invention comprises an elongated strip of metal l() and having stamped therefrom a pair of benda-ble tongues 1l. The tongues as shown in Fig. 2 are arranged to be bent toward each other and longitudinally of the strip 10, so that when the tongues are in active position the cooperation will effectively maintain the tip associated with the lace in a manner so that it cannot be casually pulled therefrom in the usual well known manner. In practice, the tongues l1 are passed through the fabric or lace 12 in addition to bending the tongues toward each other to partly overlap the tongues, the tongues are bent at an angle as shown to cover the maximum width of the fabric and thus effectively confine the fabric between the tongues and the strip l0.

ln this manner, the strip is positively secured to the end of the lace. Subsequent to the arrangement of the tongues in the man- While l have shown and described what l v consider the preferred embodiment of the invention, l desire to have it understood that l do not limit myself in this connection and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:

l. In combination with a lace, a tip therefor comprising a strip of metal and a plurality of tongues projecting therefrom and arranged in the same longitudinal plane and adapted to be passed through the lace and bent longitudinally of the strip toward each other, said strip being rolled 'in tubular form.

2. In combination with a lace, a tip therefor comprising a strip of metal, a plurality of tongues cut therefrom and arranged in the same longitudinal plane, and adapted to be passed through the strip and toward each other in overlapping relation, and said strip being rolled in tubular form.

3. In combination with a lace, of a tip therefor, comprising a strip of metal, a plurality of tapered tongues projecting from the strip and arranged in the same longitudinal plane and adapted to be passed through the lace and bent longitudinally of the strip toward each other in overlapped relation, to coniine the lace between the said tongues and the body of said strip, and said strip being folded to envelop the longitudinal edges of the lace.

ln testimony whereof l aiiiX my signature.

Mns. ESTHER B. FINK. 

